Meet a millennial DINK who's grateful for the flexibility of a childfree lifestyle during a medical crisis

• Bernard, a millennial teacher, is grateful to be a DINKWAD during hard times.
• He and his partner chose a wait-and-see approach to having kids.
• Now dealing with personal hardship, Bernard is grateful a child doesn't have to deal with it, too.

Bernard is especially grateful to be childfree these days.

The 32-year-old teacher is a DINKWAD — meaning his household is double income, no kids, with a dog. It's a lifestyle that made sense for him and his partner: It meshed with their active lifestyle while they were figuring out where they wanted to settle down.